On 22 June 1941 the German war Axis invades the Soviet Union. By the late autumn Sevastopol, a strategic port in the Crimea on the Black Sea, was the only objective not yet in Axis hands. The break out of war shatters the world of a young student, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, forcing her to join in the defiant defence of Sevastapol. Enlisting in the army and undertaking brief sniper training, Lyudmila soon finds herself on the front lines. It quickly becomes evident that Lyudmila is a natural-born sniper, exhibiting impressive skill and prowess, proving her immense value... to the Red Army. Her 309 kills is a testament to her sniping marksmanship, making her the number one female sniper of WWII, beating the tallies of many of her male compatriots. [show more]
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Russian biographical drama from director Sergey Mokritskiy. With the breakout of war and subsequent German invasion of the USSR, promising university student Lyudmila Pavlichenko (Yuliya Peresild) is forced to enlist in the army. After establishing herself as an effective sniper of considerable skill, she becomes a target for the German High Command. When she is seriously injured in battle, Pavlichenko is pulled from combat and sent to the United States on a publicity visit where she meets Eleanor Roosevelt (Joan Blackham) and the two become close.
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